Signature food fest opens in ICT
People get to taste culinary delicacies of master chefs
Visitors buy fried chicken from a stall at the Islamabad Taste food festival under way at the Convention Centre. PHOTO: ONLINE
ISLAMABAD:
A signature food festival has brought the culinary creation of master chefs to the people of the twin cities.
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with partners from the private sector is holding the three-day food and music festival titled “Islamabad Taste” at the Jinnah Convention Centre.
ICCI President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said the event has been organised by following SOPs for novel coronavirus disease. In this signature food and music festival, 60 plus food stalls have been set up to provide different varieties of food tastes to the visitors.
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Islamabad : The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with the Media Sniffers International (Pvt.) Ltd., and Eleven Production has organised a three days food and music festival titled Islamabad Taste here at Jinnah Convention Centre.
The festival was formally inaugurated by Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President ICCI and the event has been organised by following SOPs for coronavirus.
In this signature food & music festival, 60 plus food stalls have been set up to provide different varieties of food tastes to the visitors.
Various government officials and other dignitaries would visit the festival while celebrities and singers including Abrar Ul Haq, Bilal Saeed, Mustafa Zahid and Amanat Ali would show musical performance in the event.
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